Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4231

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Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 4231 is a narration recorded in this collection under Chapter 39: Zuhd. This page presents the source record and its available text, translations and grading label. Use the reference and chapter link below to read it in context; numbering and wording may differ between editions.

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
Reference in Sirah
Hadith 4231
Chapter
39: Zuhd
Narrator in the source
It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud رضی اللہ عنہ that
Compiler
Imam Ibn Majah
Displayed grading
Sahih
Hadith 4231
Sahih

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ،‏‏‏‏ وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلَّادٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَا:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ،‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ أَبِي يَعْلَى،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ خُثَيْمٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ،‏‏‏‏ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:‏‏‏‏ أَنَّهُ خَطَّ خَطًّا مُرَبَّعًا،‏‏‏‏ وَخَطًّا وَسَطَ الْخَطِّ الْمُرَبَّعِ،‏‏‏‏ وَخُطُوطًا إِلَى جَانِبِ الْخَطِّ الَّذِي وَسَطَ الْخَطِّ الْمُرَبَّعِ،‏‏‏‏ وَخَطًّا خَارِجًا مِنَ الْخَطِّ الْمُرَبَّعِ،‏‏‏‏ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا؟ ،‏‏‏‏ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ،‏‏‏‏ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا الْإِنْسَانُ الْخَطُّ الْأَوْسَطُ،‏‏‏‏ وَهَذِهِ الْخُطُوطُ إِلَى جَنْبِهِ الْأَعْرَاضُ تَنْهَشُهُ أَوْ تَنْهَسُهُ مِنْ كُلِّ مَكَانٍ،‏‏‏‏ فَإِنْ أَخْطَأَهُ هَذَا أَصَابَهُ هَذَا،‏‏‏‏ وَالْخَطُّ الْمُرَبَّعُ الْأَجَلُ الْمُحِيطُ،‏‏‏‏ وَالْخَطُّ الْخَارِجُ الْأَمَلُ .

The Prophet (ﷺ) drew a square, and a line in the middle of the square, and lines to the side of the line in the middle of the square, and a line outside the square, and he said: “Do you know what this is?” They said: “Allah and His Messenger know best.” He said: “Man is the line in the middle, and these lines to his side are the sicknesses and problems that assail him from all places. If one misses him, another will befall him. The square is his life span, at his neck; and the line outside it is (his) hope.”

— It was narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mas’ud رضی اللہ عنہ that

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Collection: Sunan Ibn Majah. Compiler: Imam Ibn Majah. Reference in Sirah: Hadith 4231.

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Source grading label: Sahih. A displayed label is source metadata, not an independent authentication by Sirah.

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